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Poor valueActiveHit $50 · $2 · New Mexico Lottery
Hit $50: Poor value. A $2 ticket pays back $0.35 on average.
▼ -35.0 pts vs launch#9 of 9 · $2 NM gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:04 PM
▼ -35.0 pts vs launch#9 of 9 · $2 NM gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:04 PM
Hit $50 is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the New Mexico state lottery. Its current expected value is 17.5%, down 35.0 percentage points from the launch value of 52.5%. 287 of the original 3,360 $50 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 64% of the 0.5M printed tickets have been sold.
17.5%
expected return
1 in 4.17
odds of any win
287 of 3,360
$50 top prizes left
64%
claimed · 321k of 504k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 19,357 winning tickets still unclaimed.
5 win more than $2
$3 – $50, an actual profit
6 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
89 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $0.35 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $50
$0.35 · 17.5% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $50 wins
19,357 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
64% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2025.
504k
tickets printed
321k
tickets claimed · 64%
184k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
9%
Tickets left
36%
9% of top prizes remain with 36% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
New Mexico Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $2 NM peers
#9 of 9
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from New Mexico Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 24, 2026, 12:04 PM.
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